• I’m too Busy to Learn to be More Productive

    I was teaching at a client's office this morning and we were looking at a range of topics. One of the comments was “That's great, that alone has made the training worthwhile. That is going to save me so much time!”

  • It’s not About Modeling, It’s About Marketing

    I have had several clients say that they want to get the 2D drawing techniques under their belt before they look at drawing in 3D, as if 3D modelling is some sort of luxury. I think that they are missing the point, 3D is not a luxury to be pasted…

  • Upskilling Your Office

    When new people start in your office, it is the perfect time to make sure that they know Vectorworks well. Since they will be working for you, it’s important that they know how to use Vectorworks first then they need to understand how you are using it.

  • Is urgent the same as important?

    When I started teaching Vectorworks in the UK, I noticed that while the students understood that learning and practicing Vectorworks was important, they could not find the time to practice. It was as if they knew it was important, buy they could not make it a priority.

  • ‘I have proudly taught myself to use Vectorworks.’

    I often hear users tell me that they have proudly learned Vectorworks on their own. I had a client once who was interviewing staff, and one of the prospective employees proudly said “I’ve taught myself  Vectorworks!” Read more…

  • More Phishing Emails

    Today was the first time that I got a phishing email pretending to be from LinkedIn. I expect to get these from banks, but not LinkedIn.

  • New ‘Yontoo’ Adware Trojan Targets Major Browsers on OS X

    Russian security firm Doctor Web this week highlighted a new trojan (via The Next Web) affecting OS X systems and which installs an adware plug-in capable of injecting ads into users’ browsing experience. As with other trojans, this new Yontoo malware relies on tricking users into installing the package, which in this case…

  • The People’s E-Book

    I love e-books. I read them all the time, and my subscribers know that I write them as well. I found this project that hopes to make e-book publishing easier and more elegant.